阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项。

The Voice of America began during World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international   1  , American officials believed they should   2   the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in German. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA   3   were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s   4   had to be changed, considering the Soviet Union became the enemy of America．They wanted to   5    Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was   6___  “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know enough English to completely understand its   7   English broadcast. So VOA   8___   a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken slowly of course, it is special English.

In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most important program is the news report. News from around the world   9   into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in major cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to   10   news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

1. A．business          B．culture      C．support          D．information

2.  A．reply            B．answer       C．join             D．interrupt

3. A．stations          B．news             C．announcers       D．officials

4. A．home          B．position      C．purpose        D．results

5. A．reach         B．satisfy          C．attack           D．support

6. A．known         B．reported       C．called             D．printed

7. A．normal        B．fast             C．good             D．exact

8. A．invented     B．discovered  C．taught           D．stopped

9. A．flies         B．sends        C．delivers        D．pasts

10. A．broadcast        B．announce         C．translate       D．prepare

II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Voice of America began during World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international   21  , American officials believed they should   22   the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in German. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA   23   were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s   24   had to be changed, considering the Soviet Union became the enemy of America．They wanted to   25    Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was   26___  “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know enough English to completely understand its   27   English broadcast. So VOA   28___   a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken slowly of course, it is special English.

In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most important program is the news report. News from around the world   29   into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in major cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to   30   news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

21. A．business        B．culture             C．support              D．information

22.   A．reply          B．answer         C．join                  D．interrupt

23. A．stations         B．news                 C．announcers           D．officials

24. A．home            B．position               C．purpose             D．results

25. A．reach            B．satisfy       C．attack               D．support

26. A．known            B．reported       C．called             D．printed

27. A．normal           B．fast           C．good                 D．exact

28. A．invented         B．discovered       C．taught                D．stopped

29. A．flies               B．sends            C．delivers              D．pasts

30. A．broadcast        B．announce              C．translate             D．prepare

II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Voice of America began during World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international   21  , American officials believed they should   22   the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in German. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA   23   were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s   24   had to be changed, considering the Soviet Union became the enemy of America．They wanted to   25    Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was   26___  “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know enough English to completely understand its   27   English broadcast. So VOA   28___   a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken slowly of course, it is special English.

In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most important program is the news report. News from around the world   29   into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in major cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to   30   news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

21. A．business        B．culture          C．support             D．information

22.   A．reply        B．answer         C．join                D．interrupt

23. A．stations         B．news                C．announcers          D．officials

24. A．home           B．position             C．purpose            D．results

25. A．reach           B．satisfy       C．attack              D．support

26. A．known          B．reported       C．called             D．printed

27. A．normal         B．fast           C．good               D．exact

28. A．invented        B．discovered      C．taught               D．stopped

29. A．flies             B．sends           C．delivers            D．pasts

30. A．broadcast        B．announce            C．translate            D．prepare

The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international __1__， American officials believed they should __2__ the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in __3__. “The __4__ may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA __5__ were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's __6__ had to be changed，__7__ the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to __8__ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was __9__“ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know __10__ English to completely understand its __11__ English broadcast. So VOA __12__ a simpler kind of English, __13__ uses about 1,500 words and is spoken __14__ of course, it is special English.

In the __15__ of most VOA listeners, the most __16__ program is the news report. News from around the world __17__ into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in __18__ cities and also from other __19__ like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to __20__ news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

1. A. business        B. culture     C. support          D. information

2. A. reply          B. answer       C. join             D. interrupt

3. A. same          B. short           C. English          D. German

4. A. news          B. problems       C. effects           D. opinions

5. A. stations        B. news           C. announcers       D. officials

6. A. home         B. position         C. purpose          D. results

7. A. if            B. supposing      C. considering       D. in order that

8. A. reach         B. satisfy         C. attack           D. support

9. A. known        B. reported         C. called           D. printed

10. A. American            B. British         

C. standard             D. enough

11. A. normal        B. fast           C. good            D. exact

12. A. invented       B. discovered    C. taught          D. stopped

13. A. it            B. who         C. which           D. that

14. A. slowly        B. rapidly     C. normally        D. loudly

15. A. pleasure      B. course       C. opinion          D. advice

16. A. difficult      B. important    C. various          D. common

17. A. flies         B. sends       C. delivers          D. pasts

18. A. all           B. major       C. American       D. news

19. A. broadcasts        B. forms

C. newspapers       D. countries

20. A. broadcast        B. announce      

C. translate         D. prepare

The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international   36 , American officials believed they should   37   the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in  38  . “The   39  may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA   40_   were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s   _41  had to be changed, _42  the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to  43  Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was  44  “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know  45   English to completely understand its   46   English broadcast. So VOA  _ 47       a simpler kind of English,   48   uses about 1,500 words and is spoken   49   of course, it is special English.

In the  50   of most VOA listeners, the most  51   program is the news report. News from around the world  52   into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in      53   cities and also from other   54   like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to  55  news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.